Aliette de Bodard
Encyclopedia
Aliette de Bodard is a speculative fiction
writer. She is of French
/Vietnamese
descent, born in the USA, and grew up in Paris. French is her mother-tongue, but she writes in English
. She is a Software Engineer
specialising in Machine Vision
.
She is a member of the Written in Blood writers group. In 2009 she was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and has won Writers of the Future
. She has been published in Interzone
, Hub magazine
, Black Static, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
, Asimov's, Realms of Fantasy
, Apex Magazine, among others. Her short story "The Shipmaker" won the 2010 British Science Fiction Award for Best Short Fiction
http://www.bsfa.co.uk/MatrixNews/tabid/108/smid/551/ArticleID/246/reftab/108/t/BSFA-Award-2010---Winners/Default.aspx.
Her novelette "The Jaguar House, in Shadow" was nominated for both the Nebula
and Hugo
Awards.
Many of her stories are set in alternate history worlds where Aztec
or pre-communist Chinese
cultures are dominant. Her novel Servant of the Underworld (Angry Robot/HarperCollins) is a historical fantasy/mystery set in the fifteenth-century Aztec Empire.
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
writer. She is of French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
/Vietnamese
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
descent, born in the USA, and grew up in Paris. French is her mother-tongue, but she writes in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She is a Software Engineer
Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
specialising in Machine Vision
Machine vision
Machine vision is the process of applying a range of technologies and methods to provide imaging-based automatic inspection, process control and robot guidance in industrial applications. While the scope of MV is broad and a comprehensive definition is difficult to distil, a "generally accepted...
.
She is a member of the Written in Blood writers group. In 2009 she was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and has won Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
. She has been published in Interzone
Interzone
Interzone may refer to:* International zone, such as in Tangiers* Interzone , the title of a short story collection by William Burroughs; it is also a setting in his 1959 novel Naked Lunch...
, Hub magazine
Hub (magazine)
Hub is a UK based, online, speculative fiction magazine. It is published in PDF and mobipocket format. Each issue contains one or two stories, and a range of reviews and other articles...
, Black Static, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
, Asimov's, Realms of Fantasy
Realms of Fantasy
Realms of Fantasy is a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Damnation Books, which specializes in fantasy, nonfiction, and art. The magazine publishes short stories by some of the genre's most popular and most prominent authors...
, Apex Magazine, among others. Her short story "The Shipmaker" won the 2010 British Science Fiction Award for Best Short Fiction
BSFA award
The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association to honor works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members...
http://www.bsfa.co.uk/MatrixNews/tabid/108/smid/551/ArticleID/246/reftab/108/t/BSFA-Award-2010---Winners/Default.aspx.
Her novelette "The Jaguar House, in Shadow" was nominated for both the Nebula
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
Winners of the Nebula Award for best Novelette. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-External links:* * *...
and Hugo
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
Awards.
Many of her stories are set in alternate history worlds where Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
or pre-communist Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
cultures are dominant. Her novel Servant of the Underworld (Angry Robot/HarperCollins) is a historical fantasy/mystery set in the fifteenth-century Aztec Empire.
Obsidian and Blood trilogy
- Servant of the Underworld, Angry Robot Books, 2010
- Harbinger of the Storm, Angry Robot Books, 2011
- Master of the House of Darts, Angry Robot Books, 2011